Kellen Clemens is a starter again

Once upon a time, Kellen Clemens was a “quarterback of the future” in New York.

He started eight games in 2007, then Brett Favre arrived, and Clemens has made only one more start since. Until now. (Excited yet?)

The Rams are expected to start Clemens on Sunday with Sam Bradford (ankle) officially doubtful after not practicing all week. Bradford suffered a setback in his ankle during Monday night’s loss to the Seahawks. Clemens is on his third team this year.

A.J. Feeley is out, which means that Tom Brandstater will likely backup Clemens. Defensive ends James Hall and Chris Long are both questionable.

All of the above is good news for the Bengals, who desperately need a win in St. Louis to stay in the AFC playoff mix.

I thought Clemens had a world of talent, an was a great teammate. But he never put it together. You could probably say that for a lot of athletes. But I’ll be rooting for him, both for him and the jets. I am also considering both kellen and Clemens as possible names for my son, as an ironic note. Not either for him but for my grandparents.

good for him. he got kind of a raw deal with the jets, he went from going to be the starter, to off the team pretty quickly. i think he has a chance of being a decent QB in this league given the chance. i wish him all the best.

You all need to remember Jason Campbell, Tavaris Jackson and Matt Moore, all three of whom had essentially been run out the door by their former teams. All three found some varying success where they landed, after.

Clemens might not be the second coming of Jay Cutler, but if he had even just a mildly competitive team around him, he might do very well.

soon to be LA Rams again after the lease is up..kroenke is gonna sell to AEG (new stadium in LA CEO) and then kroenke buys broncos from bowlen so he will own 3 teams in denver..they will rebuild in LA!!!!!

i still get that empty, vaguely depressed feeling whenever i think about that legendary 2007 finale of kellen clemens vs brodie croyle for better draft position when herm returned to the meadowlands for the first time. i remember thinking clemens wasn’t being given a fair chance by the team, fans and local media… until that game. he looked confused and uninspired, like much of his team. for that reason, and that reason alone, i was glad they brought in favre in 2008, but that’s a different discussion for a different depressing day ;P

He’s got a rocket for an arm and did get a raw deal from the Jet’s. My only complaint about him was that he looked like he was trying to hard to make something happen. If I’m not mistaken Chad Penington got injured but was expected to come back soon the year Clemmons started.